Wedding Jitters

I love fiction_theory's post. There's something about the last few days of waiting for your wedding day. In NaNo, the moment you start that novel on November 1st, it feels a little like saying, "I do."

There's no time for cold feet. Losing a day suddenly becomes a 3,334 word mountain to climb the next day. When things start getting rough and that honeymoon period is over in the second week, there's no time for backing out! If you ask for an annulment, you'll be stuck without a mate on a deserted island.

Furthermore, don't even think about breaking up with your novel in the third week. The fees for the divorce are too high, at a whopping 35,007 words to complete before moving on to the next 14,993 in the last week.

This is the beauty of NaNo. For one month, you've got a partner, a lover, a ball & chain, a challenge. There are no rules. Throw everything you know (or think you know) out of the window. Let the process be your teacher, let the act of writing even when you don't feel like writing be your inspiration. I guarantee you'll stretch yourself and in the end, you might create something that sells; and even if you don't, you'll have the experience of a month that will certainly last a lifetime.